diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hostapd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hostapd/default.nix
index 13ea53eabb85..5988dc0436dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hostapd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hostapd/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, pkg-config, libnl, openssl, sqlite ? null }:
+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchurl,
+  fetchpatch,
+  pkg-config,
+  libnl,
+  openssl,
+  nixosTests,
+  sqlite ? null,
+}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "hostapd";
@@ -148,6 +158,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     install -vD hostapd_cli.1 -t $man/share/man/man1
   '';
 
+  passthru.tests = {
+    inherit (nixosTests) wpa_supplicant;
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://w1.fi/hostapd/";
     description = "User space daemon for access point and authentication servers";